Created on
11-06-2020
01:51 AM
Edited on
08-03-2025
04:09 PM
By
Stephen_G
Description
This article describes why in some cases, even when a FortiCloud paid account has 1 year host log retention, only the last 7 days of logs are visible.
This is expected behavior. The last 7 days is the default time range if the time range filter is not included to prevent querying huge numbers of log entries.
Scope
FortiCloud.
Solution
Workaround:
Filter FortiCloud logs with Date or Date/Time for logs on the desired time range, as in the example below:
Additional Information:
In version 7.2.x, users will have the ability to filter the logs as demonstrated above. This feature is not available in the 7.0.x version, which will display the information as illustrated below.
In 7.0.x, it is possible to apply filters as shown below:
If the problem persists, the following debugs can be collected and attached to technical support FortiCare ticket:
config system fortiguard
show full
execute ping logctrl1.fortinet.com
execute telnet <IP resolved above> 443
execute fortiguard-log domain
To start the debugging:
diagnose debug application forticldd -1
diagnose debug application fgfmd -1
diagnose debug enable
To stop the debugging:
diagnose debug disable
diagnose debug reset
execute fortiguard-log login <email> <password>
diagnose fdsm log-controller-update
diagnose fdsm contract-controller-update
During the off-peak or maintenance hours, the following can be run to restart processes:
fnsysctl killall forticldd
fnsysctl killall fgfmd
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